Phoenix Suns? Chris Paul Adds Another Accomplishment to His Name After 20 Long Years: ?I?m Excited. Long Time Coming?

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul has achieved a number of accolades over the course of his 18-year-long NBA career. Paul is considered? to be one of the best point guards in modern-day basketball. In a day and age where point guards have a tendency to rack up numbers by shooting a lot of difficult shots, Paul is one of those old-school guards who still prioritizes running the offense for the team. And even though an NBA championship has eluded Paul for all these years, CP3 has recently added one more accomplishment to his cabinet after 20 long years.

Chris Paul attended Wake Forest University back in 2003. However, after being selected fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Paul?s journey towards a college degree was cut short.

Chris Paul is finally a college graduate

After 20 long years, Chris Paul has finally graduated from HBCU Winston-Salem State, located in North Carolina. Paul decided to complete his education that had once taken second priority after being drafted.?

CP3 attended his graduation ceremony in North Carolina just after being in Los Angeles, defeating the Clippers. Phoenix Suns reporter Duane Rankin posted a video of Paul sharing his thoughts on finally collecting his college degree.

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In the video, Paul said, ?Man it’s cool. I’m excited. Long time coming.? Paul went on to talk about his brother and family and how he was able to achieve this feat after so long. Paul also awarded $2,500 to each of his fellow graduates.

Apart from getting an education, CP3 has also shown interest in being an owner of an NBA team after he retires from the league. It?s a good thing that Paul has been able to achieve at least one of those things. The veteran guard also expressed his joy after being the first person in his family to graduate college. The Suns star wants to spend the next few days celebrating with his family.

A look back at the career of CP3

Looking back at Chris Paul?s career in the NBA, even at 37 years of age, Paul is still pretty efficient. The 12-time All-Star was never a scoring machine. But that does not mean that Paul could not put the ball in the basket.

?The Point God? is often credited for having a high basketball IQ on the court. A deadly shooter from the midrange, Paul could find his open teammates like no other. He seems to have eyes in the back of his head.?

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Hopefully, Paul makes another Finals appearance and wins an NBA championship before he retires.